The house is a fine house, when good folks are within.
Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.
An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.
If we can possibly avoid wrecking this little planet of ours, we will, But-there must be risks! There must be. In experimental work there always are!
All keyes hang not on one girdle.
Fine words dresse ill deedes.
France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
Marry a widdow before she leave mourning.
Wine that cost nothing is digested before it be drunke.
In time comes he whom God sends.
The best of the sport is to doe the deede, and say nothing.
He that gives me small gifts would have me live.
The corne hides it self in the snow, as an old man in furrs.
The ill that comes out of our mouth falles into our bosome.
Let none say, I will not drinke water.
The wolfe eats oft of the sheep that have been warn'd.
The life of spies is to know, not bee known.
Good land, evill way.
The longest Day hath an Eueninge.
You must strike in measure, when there are many to strike on one Anvile.
They that are booted are not alwaies ready.
Modesty sets off one newly come to honour.
Hee that makes a thing too fine, breakes it.
Hee that is in a towne in May loseth his spring.
Never had ill workeman good tooles.
The gowne is his that we ares it, and the world his that enjoyes it.
Though the Mastiffe be gentile, yet bite him not by the lippe.
Let not him that feares feathers come among wild-foule.
Anothers bread costs deare.
The Jewes spend at Easter, the Moors at marriages, the Christians in sutes.
Who hastens a glutton choakes him.
The hearts letter is read in the eyes.
Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.
Mony refused looseth its brightnesse.
Who doth his owne businesse, foules not his hands.
Wine ever paies for his loding.
God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arm.
The faulty stands on his guard.
A man well mounted is ever Cholerick.
Frenzy, Heresie, and Jealovsie, seldome cured.
Whether you boyle snow or pound it, you can have but water of it.
Armour is light at table.
He that staies does the businesse.
Every ill man hath his ill day.
In a good house all is quickly ready.
Ill vessels seldome miscarry.
Mend your clothes and you may hold out this year.